Deborah Birx

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Deborah Birx in March 2020

Deborah Birx Leah (* 4. April 1956 in Pennsylvania , USA ) is an American physician with a focus on HIV / AIDS - immunology , vaccine research and global health.

Awareness and outside the United States reached during the 19-pandemic COVID-in the United States as a White House coronavirus Response Coordinator of Donald Trump .

Career

Deborah Birx with Vice President Mike Pence in March 2020

In 1976 Birx received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Houghton College , and later studied medicine at Pennsylvania State University .

In 1985, Birx began a career with the United States Department of Defense as a military-trained immunology clinician with a focus on vaccine research against HIV / AIDS. From 1985 to 1989 she was deputy head of the hospital immunology service at the Walter Reed Military Hospital . From 1988 she worked closely with Robert Redfield as a research assistant  . From 1996 to 2005, Birx was the director of the US military HIV research program at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research . In this role, Birx was involved in leading one of the most influential HIV vaccine studies (RV 144) that provided the first evidence of the potential effectiveness of a vaccine in preventing HIV infection. During this time she also rose to the rank of colonel . From 2005 to 2014 Birx was director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division for Global HIV / AIDS, which is part of that agency's Center for Global Health.

In 2014 she was named United States Global AIDS Coordinator by Barack Obama . Her role was to act as ambassador to help achieve the HIV prevention and treatment goals set by Obama in 2015 to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030.

Trivia

During President Trump's regular press conferences , the brightly colored Birx scarves were widely discussed by many people and the media . Fans even set up their own Instagram account for the garments .

In early August 2020, Birx was criticized by US President Donald Trump for her warnings about the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States .

Web links

Commons : Deborah Birx  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Deborah L. Birx, MD In: United States Department of State. Retrieved April 28, 2020 (American English).
  2. ↑ DER SPIEGEL: Trump's new ideas against Corona - DER SPIEGEL - Panorama. Retrieved April 24, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Kristen Holmes / Nick Valencia / Curt Devine, CDC woes bring Director Redfield's troubled past as an AIDS researcher to light , CNN, June 4, 2020.
  4. ↑ Amb Deborah L. Birx, MD, Contributor U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, US Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy: Harnessing the Data Revolution for an AIDS-Free Generation. April 14, 2016, accessed April 28, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Rory Satran: Dr. Birx's Scarves Are the Surprise Hit of Coronavirus Briefings . In: Wall Street Journal . April 24, 2020, ISSN  0099-9660 ( wsj.com [accessed April 28, 2020]).
  6. ↑ Dr. Deborah Birx Has Gained a Fan Club for Her Impressive Collection of Scarves. In: NBC New York. Retrieved April 28, 2020 (American English).
  7. ↑ Kirsten Fleming: Viral fan account shares where to buy Dr. Deborah Birx's famous scarves. In: New York Post. April 13, 2020, accessed on April 28, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Lilah Ramzi: Dr. Deborah Birx's Many Scarves Now Have Their Own Instagram Account. Accessed April 28, 2020 (English).
  9. ↑ Deborahbirxscarves
  10. ↑ https://www.stern.de/politik/ausland/donald-trump-bezeich-virenexpertin-deborah-birx-als--erbaermlich--9362580.html
personal data
SURNAME Birx, Deborah
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Birx, Deborah Leah
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American doctor
DATE OF BIRTH April 4th 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Pennsylvania , United States of America